Copy-holder for type-writers.



E. H. GARDNER.

COPY HOLDER FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25,1913.

1,113,771. Patented 00'0.13,1914- E. H. GARDNER.

COPY HOLDER FOR TYPE WRITERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25,1913.

1,1 1 3,771. Patented 001.13, 1914.

2 SHEETS SHEBT 2.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE,

EDWARD H. GARDNER, or MADISON, WISCONSIN;

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Specification of Letters Patent.

is a specification, reference being had therein to the accom'panyin drawing.-

This inventionre ates to a typewriter attachment and the principal object of-the invention is to provide-a device which is so constructed that a notebookcan beconveniently supported in such a position that the'stenographer can readily read the notes Written upon the book. I I

Another object of the invention is toprovide a notebook support which" is so constructed that an electric light can he sus penliiied above the plate'which holds the noteboo 1 Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type of book holding plate which is so constructed that the leaves of the book which have already been read can be turned back and prevented from dropping dowin over the pages which havenot been rea Another object of the invention is to provide .the book holder withan improved means for adjustably connecting the supporting arm of the plate with its standard.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved securing foot for the standard so that the standard may be con nected'with the rear cross bar of a typewriter. I

With these andother objects in view. this inventionconsists of certain novel combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

This invention is panying drawings, wherein: p y

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a typewriter provided withthe improved book holding device. F ig'. 2 is a rear elevation of a typewriter provided with theimprove'cl book,

holder. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the standard. Fig.4 is a perspective view of the arm which supports the book holding plate. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the foot which engages the lower bar of the typewriter. Fig. 6 is a section taken along the with the crossbar.

illustrated inthe accomline 6-6 of'FigQ. Fig. 7 is a section taken alongth'o line 7-'7 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a sectron taken along the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

F i'g.-9 is an edge view of the book holding plate. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary-front view of the book holding plate. Fig. 11 is 'a fragmentary side elevation of an adjustable connection as disclosed in Fig. 7

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 10' indicates the typewriter in general. This'typew'riter is provided with a rear cross-bar 11 which is held in spaced relation to the typewriterftable by thesupporting feet .1201? the typewriter. By having this cross-barll held in spaced relation to the table the book holding device can be conveniently connected .with the bar and rep Patented Oct. 13, 1914..

Application-"fliedSeptember 25,1913. Serial No. 791,805.

moved from the same withoutit being neces sary to raise the typewriter.

The book holder is providedwith a standard 13 which has its lower end fitting into thesocket 14 of the attaching foot 15. A set-screw 16 is provided-so that the standard may be held at any height desired. This font is formed as shown in Fig. 5 and is provided with a lower plate 17 which extends beneath the cross-bar '11 and is provided with a flange 18 which extends along the inner face of the cross-bar as'shown in Fig. 6. A set-screw 19 which is provided with a. clamp nut 19 is threaded through a socket 20 and has its inner end provided with a head 21 which engages the cross-bar to grip the same and securely connect the foot be normally held in the position shown in:

Fig. 9. The upper portion of this plate 23 is'provided with. a transversely extending opening 27 which is provided so that the leaves of the notebook 28 which have already been read can be passed through this opening as shown in Fig. 1 and thus be prevented from falling in front of the pages which have not' been read." This will, therefore,

prevent the annoyance of having to stop every now and then to turn back the pages which have been read.

An arm 29 which is provided with a slot 30 has its head 31 secured to the plate 23 by the securing device 32 which passesthrough the opening 33 formed in the head 31. It should be noted that the head 31 is pitched, as shown in Fig.4 so that the plate 23 will be held at a suitable angle to permit the notebook to rest upon the plate without slipping from .the position shown. It should also be noted that this arm is so located that the leaves of the notebook which have already been read and passed through the opening 27 will rest upon the arm and thus be supported,

A clutch 341s provided with a hollow neck 35 which fits upon the top of the standard 13. This clutch engages a second clutch 36 and is adjustably connected with the clutch 36 by a bolt 37 which passes through openings formed in the two clutches. The arm .29 fits against the outer face of the clutch 36 and rests between the flanges 38 of the clutch 36 sothat the arm will be tilted when the clutch 36 is rotated. These flanges 38 also prevent independent movement between the clutch 3G and arm 29 and thus cause the arm 29 to at all times remain in the desired position. A washer 39 is placed upon the bolt 37 and engages the arm 29 when the nut 40 is tightened, thus securely holding the arm 29 against the clutch 36.

A- lamp supporting socket 41 is pivotally secured to the upper end of the bar 42 by means of the securing device 43 and the lower end of the bar 42 is pivotallyand adjustably secured to the rear end of'the arm 29 by meansof the securing device 44. This lamp supporting socket 41 is of such length that it extends beyond the upper edge of the plate 23 and thus causing the light of the lamp to be thrown directly-upon the notebook. The usual conducting wire 45 is provided so that the lamp socket can be connected with any light socket in the room.

The. operation of this device will be readily understood from the foregoing de scription, therefore, it will not be necessary to give a detailed description of the operatlon.

readily connected with the rear bar of the v typewriter and also very readily removed when desired. It will also be seen that the standard can be raised and lowered and that the angle of the arm 29 can be adjusted to suit the person using the machine.

By referring to Fig. 11 it will be seen that the clutch 36 is provided with upper and lower flanges 38. The outer side edges 38' of these flanges are round owing to the fact that the same are formed integral upon the round clutch 36. The inner faces 38, however, of these flanges are straight for accommodating the arm 29 which slides therebetween. Since the washer 39 bears upon the arm 29 and the wing nut 40 re tains this washer in position it will be seen that the sliding movement. of the arm will be limited and the same will be held in an adjusted set position. It will also be seen that the. flanges 38 will hold the arm 29 against swinging provided the same becomes loose upon the clutch 36 since the strain of carrying the arm 29 is taken up by the v flanges 38. By referring to Fig, 1 it will also be seen that the bar 42 and lamp socket 41 carried by this bar will tend to off-set the weight of the book supporting plate when the device is in operation, and, therefore,

considerable of the torsional strain which would cause the arm to bind between and upon the flanges is removed, thus allowing the arm to move freelywhen the nut is loosened, and thus allowing the device to be easily adjusted.

What is claimed, is:

A device of the class described comprising a standard, a clutch carried upon the upper end of said standard comprising a plurality of sections, one of said sections provided with a pair of integral flanges, said flanges provided with parallel inner faces, the outer faces of said flanges formed in the same vertical plane, a slotted arm slidably mounted between said flanges, a bolt passing through said clutch and said arm, a washer carried upon said bolt and bearing upon said arm, a nut positioned upon said bolt and retaining said Washer in position, said washer bearing evenly upon said arm for holding said arm in an adjusted position, said flanges adapted to carry the weight of said arm, and a book carrying plate fixed tothe forward end of said arm.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD H. GARDNER. Witnesses:

ETHEL LEE, VVILLIAM I-l. SroHN. 

